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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMGW-A5ABB6
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.a2, sprung pin, enamelled panel on upper bow, flat wing ends type). Also sharing characteristics of T-shaped and Wroxeter Types and probably dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch is near complete, missing only the spring and pin. The spring was secured by means of a Polden Hill claw type mechanism and iron axis bar. The wings are plain except for expanded ends. The top of the brooch is flat with a sharp downturn, resembling some T-shaped brooches. The upper bow is of rectangular cross section and has two enamelled panels, probably containing alternating colours, similar to Wroxeter type brooches. Beneath the panels is a domed knop on each side and a raised central rib extending to the foot. The lower bow has a triangular cross section. The foot is oval and incorporates the base of the catch-plate.
Notes:
The brooch can be paralleled with Hattat's (1987) No. 905
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.a2, sprung pin, enamelled panel on upper bow, flat wing ends type)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 5, Gp, 2.a2.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.3 mm
Width: 15.9 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 6.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2003
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Llancarfan (Community)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST0271
Four figure Latitude: 51.429501
Four figure longitude: -3.411051
1:25K map: ST0271
1:10K map: ST07SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1987 | Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 99-102, fig 34 |
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